HeyJaredShielded
Whether you’re a first responder or safety minded church security team member, I’ve got a message for you. You matter.Most people won't notice you're there unless something goes wrong. You won't get applause for the crisis that never happened because you were watching.
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Season 1 Episode 29: Safe Landings for Truth Tellers (opens the original)
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Sometimes our primary job needs to be protecting people who speak hard truths, and even when those truths make others uncomfortable, 'cause truth often does. Truth-tellers need that safe place to land, and sometimes our role is to make sure that they don't spiritually get thrown in the pit by people who simply don't want to hear challenging things. When somebody shares difficult information with us, they need to know that somebody's watching out for them. We are watching out for them. We may eve
Season 1, Episode 28: Eyes on the Flock (opens the original)
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Anyone who's a parent can remember that first night at home with their first child. In the hospital, you had nurses constantly checking on the baby, and they knew what they were doing. They were a great backup, which was important since we'd never been permanently responsible for a tiny human before. But once we got home, it was just us, and I don't know about you, but I felt overwhelmed. Church security and law enforcement can feel like that. A heavy weight of responsibility that settles on our
Season 1, Episode 27 : Security Work Is Kingdom Work (opens the original)
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I have always been fascinated by true crime stories. Just ask me about my time as a licensed private investigator and true crime with a faith slant podcaster. I have stories. Before you judge me, let's look at how much true crime there is in the Bible. There's the stories of Shechem and Dinah, the robbers and the traveler from the tale of the Good Samaritan, the serial killer Queen Athaliah. Yeah, look her up. And there's more. Let's talk about an unnamed woman who defended her city with quick t
Season 1, Episode 26 : Keep The Fire Burning. (opens the original)
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For men and women in law enforcement and church security, keeping our passion for the work from flickering out can become its own battle. I've seen it happen too many times. Good people who started serving, whether it was in a security ministry or as a law enforcement officer, they had a fire in their hearts, then slowly just kept burning out until they were running on nothing but muscle memory and obligation. They still show up, still do the job, but the spark that once made their service feel
Season 1, Episode 25 : The Image of a Shepherd. (opens the original)
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Jesus didn't just describe Himself as the Good Shepherd because it sounded poetic or it made for nice stained glass windows. He knows that wolves are out there, and they want to get His sheep. And friends, when we're part of a church's safety team or a group of law enforcement officers, we're called to lead with a shepherd's heart. We have to deal with the wolves ourselves. When a real threat shows up, people need to know that someone is going to stay with them. The difference between a shepherd
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